Info on the Kanji 歌

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What is this? "歌"

Meaning(s)

song, sing

Reading(s)

onyomi KA
kunyomi uta, uta-u

Other

stroke count 14
grade 2
jlpt level N4
Example words with 歌
WordMeaning
うた
uta
song / classical japanese poetry / modern poetry
うたう
utau
to sing / to sing / to compose a poem / to recite a poem
うたかい
utakai
poetry party or competition / gathering of tanka poets
うたがく
uta gaku
poetry / versification
うたご
uta go
words mainly used in songs or poetry
うたぐち
utaguchi
flute mouthpiece / poetic style
かしゅ
kashu
singer
かしゅう
kashuu
anthology / book of poetry
うたかき
uta kaki
book of poems
うたごころ
utagokoro
poetic sentiment / waka-composing mood / solid grounding in waka / meaning of a waka poem
かじん
kajin
skillful tanka poet / official in charge of court poetry and music / poet
うただい
uta dai
name of poem
うたみち
uta michi
versification / tanka poetry
うたかぜ
uta kaze
poetic style
うたもの
uta mono
an utai piece for recitation / accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part
もとうた
motouta
original song
こか
koka
old song / old poem
こうか
kouka
school song
たかうた
taka uta
loud singing
こっか
kokka
national anthem
さくうた
saku uta
writing songs or poems / poem
しゃか
shaka
company song
しゅんか
shunka
bawdy song
だいうた
dai uta
heian period court song
ちうた
chi uta
folk song
ちょううた
chou uta
traditional japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven
ひがしうた
higashi uta
the old kanto-area folk songs
どうか
douka
moral poem
ほんか
honka
original verse poem
めいか
meika
excellent or famous poem
い手うたいて
utai te
singer
い女うたいおんな
utai onna
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
い鳥うたいとり
utai tori
lesser cuckoo
い物うたいもの
utai mono
utai piece for recitation
の心うたのこころ
uta no kokoro
spirit of a poem / true meaning of a poem
の道うたのみち
uta no michi
art of tanka poetry
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Example Sentences with 歌
あまりに馬鹿げていて言葉にできないことはうことで生み出される。

詞を見てみれば、あまり意味が無いことに気付くでしょう。

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こんなを残している明治天皇の一面を知っている日本人は少ないのではないだろうか。



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